There was a time last fall
when my 4-year old son and I happened to be sick at the same time.
While it might sound crazy to someone who isn't a parent, most
of you will get that the norm for us is to pass a bug back and
forth for what seems like an eternity rather than both of us
battling it at once. But this time, there we were, a bed full of
misery and wadded up Kleenex.
It wasn't until about 24 dreadfully long hours in that I
realized that although I'd given my son his medication like
clockwork, I hadn't taken anything myself to ease my own
symptoms.
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